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Hanan Townshend
Hanan Townshend is a New Zealand-born film composer best known for his work in Terrence Malick films such as ''The Tree of Life (film), The Tree of Life'', ''Knight of Cups (film), Knight of Cups'', and ''To the Wonder''. Career Townshend was a music licensee on Terrence Malick, Terrence Malick's Palme d'Or winning film ''The Tree of Life'', where he received his first significant recognition. He has composed for numerous feature films, including Malick’s 2012 film ''To the Wonder'' and more recently, ''Knight of Cups (film), Knight of Cups'', starring Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett and Imogen Poots. He has scored over a dozen large commercials for brands such as Apple Inc., Apple, American Express, Nike Inc., Nike and Google Inc., Google. He has also collaborated with producers such as Mike McCarthy and Daniel Lanois. Themes and style Townshend’s music reflects the broad background of inspiration from which he draws – the poetic soundscapes of his home co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |